PLAN RELEASES Extend Army service for 18 months by law
The army announces an 18 month extension of active duty for many ranks with possible releases for some. Regulars with three year terms ending before December 31 may discharge or reenlist. Noncommissioned status and age limits apply. Releasable personnel must apply personally to commanders. The plan targets 150,000 national guardsmen, 20,000 selectees and 10,000 reserve officers nearing 12 months in service. A $10 monthly pay boost is provided after the first year.
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Department
National Guard
White House
Miss Margaret Stubblefield to reign as Forest Festival queen
Elkins August 19 Miss Margaret Ogden Stubblefield will be Queen Silvia XIII at the twelfth annual Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins on October 2 3 and 4 The Charleston girl daughter of D W Stubblefield and Frances Ogden is a Vassar student with interests in swimming dancing and classical music The festival director H H Speicher announced other plans for West Virginia autumn celebration
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Elkins
Silvia XIII
Margaret Ogden Stubblefield
H. H. Speicher
D. W. Stubblefield
Charleston
Kanawha River
Belle Alkali Company
Belle
Frances Ogden
Hon
H. C Ogden
Wheeling
West Virginia
Miss Stubblefield
Vassar College
Bryan Mawr
Silvia XII
Margaret Stubblefield
Vassar
Forest Festival Queen Crowned by Governor Neely at Elkins
Miss Margaret Stubblefield of Charleston will reign as Queen Silvia XII at the Mountain State Forest Festival in Elkins October 2 to 4. She will receive her crown from Governor M. M. Neely on opening day in the college amphitheatre, joining a line of eleven predecessors. Her sisters are Frances and Ann Stubblefield.
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Frances Ogden Stubblefield
Ann McEwen Stubblefield
Silvia
M. M. Neely
Davis and Elkins College
Neely
West Virginia
United States
Elkins
Byron Mawrrod
Quotarians Dinner At Jeffreys Home Near Philippi
Quotarians gathered for a rainy evening dinner at Dr Virginia Jeffreys summer home near Philippi. Most members attended indoors despite rain. a brief business meeting followed with invitations to social events in Clarksburg Fairmont Summit Hotel Uniontown and Maple Lake. Hostess Mrs Debendarfer unable to attend due to illness. members urged to visit. David Jeffreys entertained with songs before Mrs M J Chaffee spoke on nursing work at Myers hospital and Grenfell Mis-
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Virginia Jeffreys
Philippi
Jeffreys
Mildred Debendarfer
Clarksburg
Fairmont
Summit Hotel
Uniontown
Maple Lake
Debendarfer
Maple Avenue
David Jeffreys
M. J. Chaffee
Myers Hospital
Grenfell
Evening program at Labrador club with singing and guest
The Labrador event featured group singing and a talk illustrated with pictures. Mrs. Alden Beagle attended as a guest of the club. A spaghetti-steak repast is planned for Tuesday Sept 2 at Iquinta's Galloway with Quotarians urged to make reservations with Sarah Sayres.
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Sion
Labrador
Skaggs & Company Hot Weather Kitchen Gadgets
Skaggs and Company promotes a self off coffee maker that stays hot and ready, paired with a table top grill described as effortless and quick to use. The items aim to ease summer cooking and beverage prep for households and entertaining.
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Skaggs & Company
Surprise Birthday Party At Robison Home
Mrs Guy Robison was feted at a surprise party on August 12 at the Robison home route 4. Friends and neighbors joined in games and refreshments, with many relatives listed as attendees. The event marked her graduation into adult society with certificates for officers and planned speeches and drills by regional teams.
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Guy Robison
Robison
Route 4
Wellington McDaniel
Warder Stansberry
Arthur Davis
Solomon McCracken
Chapen McDaniel
Alva Stevens
Carl McDaniel
Guy and Russell
Bryan Ruther
Ford
Kenneth
Mary Stansberry
Virginia Stansberry
Frances Stevens
Richard
Chester Johnston
Rosemary Johnston
Janet McCue
Marjorie Robison
Ophie Duckworth
Bernard Duckworth
Carolyn Larue
Ronald Stevens
Billie McDaniel
Louise Stansberry
Mickey Rutherford
Duane Rutherford
Buddy Stansberry
Capric Caprio Family Reunion At Helvetia West Virginia
A large Caprio family gathering at William Caprio Sr home in Helvetia West Virginia united 12 relatives from across the country including Emil Kinsler and wife from Grafton and William Kinsler from Bridgeport Conn. Rev David Kinsler and wife joined from Parkersburg. One sister Minnie Kurt of Fulton Missouri was missing. Five day forecasts are issued by the Weather Bureau each Tuesday and Friday.
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Heltin
W. Va
Dehildren
Emil Kinsler
Grafton
Wiliam Kinsler
Bridgeport
Conn
William Caprie
Minnie Kurt
Fulton, Mo
David Kinsler
Parkersburg
Toge
Helvetia
Coprio
Dale Chandler
William Coprio, Jr
Weather Bureau
Department of Commerce
Woodmen Circle District Parley Attracts National Guests
Philippi Woodmen Circle Grove No. 66 hosts a district convention at TOF hall Main Street next Thursday August 26 with honored guests including Faye Littman national representative and state manager Eleanor Jacobs state inner sentinel and others from Grafton Fairmont Belington and more A banquet at 6 features Thelma Marsh as toastmistress followed by a musical program ritual work will be demonstrated at 8 with a large class of candidates and Elkins team assisting Officers will be elected and installed
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Philippi Woodmen Circle Grove No. 66
TO. O. F
Main Street
Faye K. Littman
Eleanor Jacobs
Inner Sentinel
Grafton
May Swiger
Pearl Pyles
Daisy Vandervert
Fairmont
Fila Simpson
Belington
Thelma Marsh
Elkins
Colorful linens through cross stitch motifs pattern 7004
Enjoy bright colors on linens with an applique like cross stitch effect. Pattern 7004 offers 30 motifs from 6% x 5 to 1% x 1% inches, with materials and stitch illustrations. Send ten cents to Grafton Sentinel Household Arts Dept at 259 W 14th St New York to obtain the transfer pattern.
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Grafton Sentinel
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N.Y
Grafton Park Hosts Nicola-Guthrie Family Reunion
More than two hundred Nicola Guthrie family members gathered at Grafton Park for an all day reunion. Preston county officials presided with James Guthrie re elected as president, a noon basket dinner, and remarks honoring departed relatives. Plans were formed for the 1942 reunion at Shady Grove Preston County. The gathering featured a talk on family reunions, guitar by Chester Nicola and gladiolus bouquets from Harry Nicola.
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Nicola-Guthrie
Preston
Barbour
Harrison
Mineral
Taylor
West Virginia
Uniontown
Washington, Pa
Baltimore
Grafton Park
Nine
Preston County
Chester Nicola
Harry Nicola
James Guthrie
Jacob Nicola
J. Stanley Nicola
Grafton
Martin Nicola
Clarence Guthrie
Shady Grove
Minnie Guthrie
Jessie Harshberger
Beatrice Moyers
Thelma Spiker
Edna Teets
George W. Murphy
Fairmont
William Nicola
Moatsville
Tygart Dam
Births and hospital notes fill local column
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Franklin of Baltimore announce the birth of an eight pound son at Bon Secours hospital on August 14. The baby is the couple’s second child and first son. The mother is former Martvonda Hoernlein, daughter of Louis and Mrs. Hoernlein. Ray C. Cole, formerly of the city, has been promoted manager for a southern states cooperative store. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shriver of Fairmont announce an eight pound, Karen Sue Shriver, born at Fairmont General hospital. second child, both girls. Mrs. Shriver was Ernestine Tucker of Pruntytown. Clara Korte left for Richmond to visit sister Mrs. M. L. Kelley. Major operation performed on Mrs. Coralie M. Brown at City hospital. Nancy Campbell, Ardith Lee Kirby, and Daisy Silcott listed as tonsil patients. James B. Skiles improved after electrocution incident. he was rushed to hospital yesterday. Mrs. Homer Wilson of Wilford Street improving after influenza. In Baltimore, Louis T. Hoernlein and family visiting Roger Franklin’s home. Mrs Arnold Robinson and daughter Marguerite left for Jacksonville Mississippi to visit gravely ill relative.
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St. John’s Methodist Church
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Wehn Hall
Lipri Giliy Iering
W.s.cs
St Johns Methodist Church
Desortety
Blueville Methodist Church
Walter Lucas
St. John's Methodist Church
Bridgeport
T. W. Heironimus
Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church
Heironimus
Grafton Park
Irondale
Old Fortney Mill
Nena H. ‘Orr
Linn
Grady Creek
Morris Park
Fairmont
Withers-Riley
Hepzibah Church
Ruth M. Withers
Pisgah Church
Route 73
Morgantown
Sweet Noters
Groves’ Harmony Singers
Hec
Ivy Louise Sayres
West Main Street
Woman's Mission Circle and
Ladies’ Aid Society
First Baptist Church
A. Homer Gatre
Roger Franklin
Baltimore
Bon Secour Hospital
Martvonda Hoernlein
Louis T. Hoernlein
Walter Shriver
Karen Sue Shriver
Fairmont General Hospital
Coral M. Brown
Route 1
Grafton
City Hospital
Nancy Campbell
Grand Street
Ardith Lee Kirby
High Street
Daisy Silcott
Parkview
Churchill Met with Crowds After Trans Atlantic Trip
Churchill greeted supporters as a train crowd on the next track cheered. He thanked A. V. Alexander for the Navy’s handling of the crossing and announced plans to broadcast to the Empire next Sunday, noting the hour was yet to be fixed.
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Winant
Churchill
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
Navy
No. 10 Downing Street
The
Empire
Flood control projects eyed for post emergency build up
White House officials say the president signed a flood control bill to create a backlog of non defense projects for later, potentially easing defense production slack. The Allegheny reservoir in Warren county Pennsylvania is listed as a $45,000,000 plan within the Ohio river basin program, with local works at Salyersville Kentucky costing $174,000.
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Whitehouse
Hill
Allegheny
Warren County
Grafton
W. Va
Salyersville
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Annabel P. Swisher
Society Reporter
Charleston Company
Jeffreys Home
Guy Robinson
Littman
Philipp
Marie Corder
Hallie Harvey
Virginia Price
Marie Marrall
Ruby Boothe
Bessie Campbell
Josephine Simpson
Corder
District
iHelvetia
William Caprie, Sr
Woodmen Circle
Philippi Grove
Odd Fellows Hall
Alice Brooks
Nicola - Guthrie
Ray C. Cole
Jarrettsville
Southern States Cooperative
Richmond
Clara Korte
Richmond, Va
M. L. Kelley
James 8. Skiles
Thornton
Skiles
Emi Ploye
Homer Wilson
Wilford Street
Lincoln Street
Mississippi
Arnold Robinson
Marguerite
Jacksonville
Miss
Cecil Cottrill Fowler
Claire Tilden
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